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Raid Application to Avid

Character Name

Opi

Age

23

Timezone:

EST

Class?

Esper

Is there anything that may regularly interfere with the following raid schedule?

Those are perfect raiding times for me. I have been on a EST raiding schedule for the past 7 years now.

Are you comfortable with the idea that we may extend hours/days for initial progression pushes?

Yes

What are you looking for in Avid?

I am looking for like-minded individuals that share my competitive drive. Being the first to see a boss, experience its mechanics, and develop a strategy that results in a kill is fun. On top of it all, to be a part of an organized entity of 40 people that comes together with this same goal is unbelievably satisfying. Its a completely different experience from watching videos and reading guides on how to kill bosses. I don't want to be part of a guild that does that, which is why I am looking to establish myself at the bleeding-edge point of progression where these resources will not be available.

Elaborate on your raid experience. Yes, we want to hear as much as you want to share.

Vanilla WoW
I was never on the forefront of progression in Vanilla as it was my first MMO and I quite frankly had no idea wtf I was doing. I was playing catchup and never got to experience the full glory of Naxx40.

Instances:
ZG
AQ20
MC
BWL
AQ40 (up to Twins)

TBC
I was still playing catch up for the majority of TBC up until I ended up joining Nightmares Asylum, where I did progression Sunwell.

Instances:
Kara
Gruul
Mag
SSC
TK
BT
Hyjal
Sunwell

Wrath
This is probably the highlight of raiding for me in terms of WoW, I joined Team Ice where I loved and struggled through Ulduar progression. We finished US14th in that tier. I was also an officer here towards the tail end of Ulduar through the end of ToC.

Instances:
Naxx20
Malygos
Sarth
Ulduar
ToC

Rift
My last raiding adventure in a game. Here, I was a co-founder and raid leader of Maximation. We were the undisputed #1 guardian guild through the end of HK. We had in the vicinity of 10 World Firsts, with the rest of our kills being in the top 3.

Instances:
Greenscale
River of Souls
Hammerknell

What's your favorite boss fight. Why?

There have been a number of fights that I really enjoyed, going back as far as Vael in BWL, and as recently as Sicaron in HK. An enjoyable fight for me has always been a mix of difficulty, mechanics, and originality. Interesting mechanics, tight enrage timers, and demanding healing always pushed guilds to their absolute best. 25m Firefighter (Mimiron Hardmode: Ulduar - WoW) is the fight that encompassed all of these aspects with style. Phase 1 control, phase 2 healing, phase 3 add management, and complete clusterfuck phase 4 under a tight enrage timer combined for an amazing fight. Oh and there are about 5 different ways that can kill you if you are slightly late with your reaction time. It was also an ideal fight in my eyes in terms of fight length with a 10min enrage. Here's my first kill with Team Ice, I am the hunter Opaque with the circle on my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxoIx14_KW4

What game are you applying for?

Wildstar

Do you own a mic and are you comfortable using mumble?

Yes, I've used mumble in the past and its my preferred method of voice communication.

If you were fighting a dragon with a group of people, where would you be most likely to stand?

Hind left/right leg.

If you were stranded on an Island and could only have either a toothpick, tweezers, spork, or can of tuna, what would you choose and why?

Spork. At this point, I can only hope to have the knowledge that Jules Verne put into his main characters in his classic: The Mysterious Island. Truly amazing book.